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Chinese New Year-2012 the Year of the Dragon
Posted by Irene Turner in Art, Holidays on January 24, 2012
Beautiful and Powerful Paper Collage-This Dragon is entitled "Homeward Bound" by Micah Schwaberow: now for sale at the Graton Gallery, in CA-click the photo for more information on it's availability and own this fabulous piece of art commemorating 2012!!
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!
2012 IS THE YEAR OF THE WATER DRAGON…
According to the California Psychics blog, this Dragon year is not about the fiery aspects of the Dragon, but rather the calming watery aspects. They wrote: Continue reading “Chinese New Year-2012 the Year of the Dragon” »
Book Love!-Part 1 via Santa Rosa Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Personal Style & Well being on January 19, 2012
I’ve been a reader since I first learned. I’ll never forget the day I was visiting my sister and her family. I woke early and walked into the kitchen for some coffee and there were my niece, nephew and sister sitting at the breakfast table eating and reading their books. I just had to laugh as that was exactly how I grew up! Books weren’t allowed at the dinner table, but breakfast? Well, at the time it was a kind of meditation, and a great way to start the morning.
Since then I have been an avid reader and to this day when I move, I move with over 60 boxes of books! Yes, I take them with me. Now…I do own an iPad…I love that iPad. And yes, when I travel that is also my reading material. But otherwise, I am a lover of books.
How do I love books? Let me count the ways:
- I love holding them
image via Modern Hepburn on tumbler
- I love smelling the pages of an old book Continue reading “Book Love!-Part 1 via Santa Rosa Interior Design” »
Teal-Color Pick 2012 via Santa Rosa Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Color on January 17, 2012
Every year all the color experts pick a color for the year. It could be a major color in design, or a color that accents all the others and defines the year. My color pick for 2012, as the one color to use to update your space is…teal.
image via designwonderland blog
It works beautifully with many bright colors including Pantone’s color of the year Tangerine Tango! Continue reading “Teal-Color Pick 2012 via Santa Rosa Interior Design” »
Touch of Tangerine-Pantone’s Color for 2012
Posted by Irene Turner in Color, Interior Design & Renovation on January 5, 2012
Every year Pantone selects a color for the year. This year it is Tangerine Tango.
“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it. Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.” Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®.
A mix of yellow and red, tangerine is a happy and joy filled color as I stated when I blogged about orange last year. Definitely a stimulating color I like it best as a pop accent in a room or in your wardrobe. It is a color that stands out and one you can’t miss!
image via turquoisee.tumbler.com
While not what I would have expected or selected for the year, it never the less is a color I love and use often in homes I help design. Here is a look at some of the ways you can use this bright and happy color: Continue reading “Touch of Tangerine-Pantone’s Color for 2012” »
2012-Cultivating Gratitude
Posted by Irene Turner in Inspiration on January 3, 2012
image via Donna Frasca on FB
I ended 2011 with a bang…literally.
On December 28th I found myself driving down to Palm Springs for an early delivery of some carpeting to update a project for a long standing client. I was T-boned in my car at a Cal Trans construction site at the Kettleman City exit off of hwy. 5. I am quite fine except for the normal aches, pains and tension that accompany such a high impact accident. My car is not! AND, I am incredibly grateful to have walked away alive, as did the other driver.
This has caused me to reflect on gratitude in general, and all the things I am grateful for in my life. So much so, that gratitude tops my list of activities to consciously part take in this year of 2012. Continue reading “2012-Cultivating Gratitude” »
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